Well-drilling nears completion

For the past three months, residents and golfers have become accustomed to a drilling rig parked in the center of the Ritzville Municipal Golf Course near the existing water storage tank. Schneider Equipment, Inc., doing business as Schneider Water Services, moved on to the site in early May to begin drilling the city’s new well.

The company based out of St. Paul, Ore., moved equipment to the Ritzville site after being awarded the $1,075,536.36 bid by Ritzville City Council. The family-owned and operated company established an office in Richland, Wash., during the last year, and has specialize...